The art and architecture of Twelver Shiʿism: Iraq, Iran and the Indian sub-continent
Twelver Shi'ism is the dominant faith in southern Iraq and Iran and it has had a major historical role also in India, in particular in the Deccan and in Lucknow, but its distinctive art and architecture have received little attention and seldom appear in books on the arts of the Islamic World....
| Published in: | Biennial Ehsan Yarshater lecture series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
London [u.a.]
Azimuth Ed.
2012
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| In: |
Biennial Ehsan Yarshater lecture series (5)
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| Series/Journal: | Biennial Ehsan Yarshater lecture series
5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shi'ah
/ Sacral building
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamic architecture--South Asia
B Islamic art--Iraq B Islamic architecture--Iran B Islamic art--Iran B Islamic shrines--Iraq B Islamic architecture--Iraq B Islamic shrines--Iran B Islamic shrines--South Asia B Islamic art--South Asia B Shīʿah |